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In the year 1969
511 Notable deaths
Eero Berg
Athletics competitor.
Born February 17th, 1898 in Kangasala.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 71 years old in Karijoki.
Oswald Holmberg
Swedish gymnast.
Born July 17th, 1882 in Malmö Sankt Petri församling. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1969 at 86 years old in Slottsstadens församling. [ref]
Artur Dubravčić
Yugoslavian footballer (1894-1969).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Vrbovsko.
Died March 14th, 1969 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Max Hess
Gymnast (1877-1969).
Born December 29th, 1877 in Coburg.
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Henry Nielsen
Danish middle- and long-distance runner.
Born October 2nd, 1910 in Nørresundby.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 59 years old in Hillerød.
Armand Carlsen
Norwegian speed skater, racing cyclist and sports administrator.
Born October 20th, 1905 in Oslo. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1969 at 63 years old
Lev Sverdlin
Soviet actor (1901-1969).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died August 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Fernand Gonder
French athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault (1883-1969).
Born June 12th, 1883 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1969 at 85 years old in Rochefort.
Oldřich Rulc
Czech footballer (1911-1969).
Born March 28th, 1911 in Strašnice.
Died April 4th, 1969 at 58 years old in Strašnice.
Paul Lizandier
French long-distance runner (1884-1937).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Nancray-sur-Rimarde.
Died February 4th, 1969 at 84 years old in Izvoru Bârzii.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 511
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